Need suggestions for new light in a laundry room
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Tammy
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Our laundry room is about 12" x 6" and currently has one of those lovely 4-tube rectangular fluorescent lights. UGH! We also have to remove the popcorn ceiling, but are having a hard time choosing a new light for this space. We only have 9 ft. ceilings, so nothing can drop down very far. At the most a semi-flush mount. Anyone on here actually DONE a swap like this that has a recommendation for a light that is bright enough to light that space but not a "builder grade" item?
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